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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000133

Chislehurst West & Elmstead

Chislehurst West & Elmstead is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,755 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
10,755

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,328

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,799.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West, Guildford9,619 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no carEwell East, Epsom and Ewell11,786 residents · 80.2% owned · 11.0% no carHook Heath, Woking6,215 residents · 75.3% owned · 10.4% no carVerulam Park, St Albans7,292 residents · 80.5% owned · 11.0% no carClaygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no carOatlands, Elmbridge6,697 residents · 75.7% owned · 9.5% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Langley Park, Bromley8,190 residents · 81.0% owned · 14.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chislehurst West & Elmstead

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned80.7%
3,493 households
Private rented14.6%
634 households
Social rented3.5%
150 households
Shared ownership1.2%
51 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.9%
2,204 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
668 households
Semi-detached13.8%
596 households
Terraced13.3%
574 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
241 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.4%
2,009 households
2 cars or vans in household30.5%
1,319 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.9%
513 households
No cars or vans in household11.2%
485 households
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.9%
2,162 households
3 bedrooms25%
1,084 households
2 bedrooms19.9%
862 households
1 bedroom5.1%
222 households
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
3,039 households
One-person household25%
1,083 households
Other household types4.8%
207 households
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,501 households
1 person in household25%
1,083 households
4 people in household17.9%
775 households
3 people in household16.8%
728 households
5 people in household4.5%
196 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,919 residents
15–2913.4%
1,446 residents
30–4419.3%
2,079 residents
45–6428.8%
3,095 residents
65 and over20.6%
2,214 residents
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.5%
8,550 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%
1,041 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
535 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
402 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
230 residents
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.7%
4,580 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
5,293 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
3,296 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations31.5%
2,744 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
2,135 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.3%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3%
265 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.7%
6,421 residents
Good health29.1%
3,126 residents
Fair health8.2%
886 residents
Bad health2.4%
260 residents
Very bad health0.6%
60 residents
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%
9,537 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%
1,216 residents
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension65.6%
2,841 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.9%
1,164 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.3%
274 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Chislehurst West & Elmstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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